US immigration services set to furlough two-thirds of its workers after coronavirus stimulus talks fail
US immigration services set to furlough two-thirds of its workers after coronavirus stimulus talks fail U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services notified about 13,400 of its 20,000 employees that they would be furloughed Aug. 30 because of budget shortfalls, which the agency hoped Congress would fill in its next relief package before negotiations stalled last week. […]
Congressional Leaders Urge ICE and DHS to Withdraw New Guidance for International Students Taking Online Courses
Congressional Leaders Urge ICE and DHS to Withdraw New Guidance for International Students Taking Online Courses Ninety nine (99) members of Congress sent a letter to DHS and ICE urging the agencies to withdraw the new guidance issued by ICE that states that international students may not take a full online course load and remain […]
4th Circuit Denies Asylum Claim On Family Relation
4th Circuit Denies Asylum Claim On Family Relation One of the most difficult areas of asylum law is to determine what social group you are in if you are claiming asylum, and if that is the reason that you are in danger of persecution. While membership in a family is now established as a possible […]
US Supreme Court Preserves DACA
US Supreme Court Preserves DACA The Supreme Court ruled Thursday, June 18th, that the Trump administration cannot carry out its plan to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has allowed nearly 800,000 young people, known as Dreamers, to avoid deportation and remain in the U.S. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-end-daca-big-win-dreamer-n1115116?fbclid=IwAR20dr4j1fgFCSuByRppJTDQF5TFFfrhNSVSbI7ArlarWXBbBjZwFW7EatI
